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Evangel University of the Assemblies of God

BSB Recap vs FU GM 3
17
Winner Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 12-14
8
Friends (KS) FRIENDS 21-9
Winner
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL
12-14
17
Final
8
Friends (KS) FRIENDS
21-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 5 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 17 21 1
Friends (KS) FRIENDS 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 8 12 1

W: Loughridge, Levi (1-0) L: M. Benton (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Issac Granado

Valor Baseball Uses Big Offensive Day to Power Past Falcons

The Basics

Score: Evangel 17, Friends 8 | Box Score

Record: Evangel (12-14, 5-10), Friends (21-9, 12-6)

Location: Wichita, Kan. (West Side Athletic Field)

WICHITA, Kan. – Valor Baseball took on the Friends Falcons in a single nine-inning matchup on Tuesday (Mar. 19) afternoon, looking to bounce back in a big way.

Evangel's offense was able to dominate, generating 21 hits on offense and scoring 17 runs en route to a large 17-8 victory over the Friends Falcons and earning their twelfth win of the season.

NOTABLE

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Evangel used a big first inning to take an early lead. Isaac Miller opened the inning with a single to center field, followed by a Riley Mitchell sacrifice bunt to advance Miller to second base. Taylor McLeod got on base via an error, advancing Miller to third and Miller scored on a Levi Loughridge single. Brooks Espy would single to load the bases and a Eli Cook single would score McLeod, while a Carson Sturdefant double would score Loughridge and Espy. Cook would come around to score on an Arly Miller ground out to take a 5-0 lead.

  • Friends responded by scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning to make it a 5-3 game.

  • The Valor would once again score several runs in the following inning. Isaac Miller singled and advanced to third after Riley Mitchell and Taylor McLeod both worked a pair of walks. Brooks Espy would single to left field to score Miller and Mitchell, while a Carson Sturdefant single scored McLeod to make it an 8-3 game.

  • The Falcons would score a run in the bottom of the fourth, making it an 8-4 game.

  • In the top of the fifth, Eli Cook opened the inning with a single to left field, coming around to score on a Matthew Olson double to left field, making it a 9-4 game.

  • Evangel and Friends both scored a pair of runs in the sixth and seventh innings. In the sixth inning, Taylor McLeod singled and scored on a Levi Loughridge homer to left field. In the seventh inning, Matthew Olson would single and Isaac Miller would be hit by a pitch, both scoring on a Levi Loughridge single to right field. At the end of the seventh inning, Evangel led, 13-8.

  • In the eighth inning, the Valor added a run. Jeremiah Leaming singled to center field and advanced to third after Matthew Olson and Isaac Miller both worked walks. A Riley Mitchell sacrifice fly scored Leaming, making it a 14-8 game.

  • Evangel would not finish scoring, putting up three runs in the top of the ninth inning. Levi Loughridge would hit a single to right field and a Brooks Espy walk would advance Loughridge to second. An Eli Cook sacrifice bunt advanced Loughridge and Espy up a base. Carson Sturdefant would drive in both runners on a three-run homer to center field, making it a 17-8 game, that the Valor would hold to the end.

NEXT UP

Evangel Baseball returns home on Friday (Mar. 22) afternoon to host the Ottawa Braves at 2:00 p.m.

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